Seawhale......I feel your pain. I live next door to a MAJOR manipulator who has managed to fool everyone except me. This person competes with me and I can never trust anything that comes out of her mouth because there is always a hidden agenda. I'm forced to see this person all the time and pretend to like this person for the sake of getting along as neighbors, but I have to tell you.....it's pure hell. I've never been good at being nice to people I don't like. The way I see it, it's my life and if you don't add anything positive to it, then I have no use for you. Sounds like you're in a similar situation.